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The poet and the mule Maxine Kumin delivering a lecture.

Summary

Poet Maxine Kumin speaks on the similarities between a poet and a mule. She explains how both are thinkers, specialists, and hybrids who endure much. Following her lecture, Ms. Kumin reads nine of her poems.

Contributor Names

Kumin, Maxine, 1925-2014.

Broderick, John C.

Gertrude Clarke Whittall Poetry and Literature Fund.

Archive of Recorded Poetry and Literature (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

1982.

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Poetry

Notes

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Introduced by John C. Broderick.

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Recorded May 4, 1982, in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.

Poet Maxine Kumin speaks on the similarities between a poet and a mule. She explains how both are thinkers, specialists, and hybrids who endure much. Following her lecture, Ms. Kumin reads nine of her poems.

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Kumin, Maxine, et al. The poet and the mule Maxine Kumin delivering a lecture. 1982. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/91741086/>.

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